Instrument for applying contact lenses



Jan. 5, 1960 A' RINALDY INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYNG CONTACT LENSES F11ed A ri1 4, 1958 ZNVENTOR.

Supporting element movable axially of the cup and i11 cludin a art within the cu for receiving the lens.

2. A device aS set forth in claim l in Which said lens- Supporting elen1ent is an open-ended tube.

3 A device aS Set forth in claim 1 in Which Said lens- Supporting elenlent is elongated and transparent through its center fronl end to end 4' An instrument for applying a contact lens to the e e com rising a cu member ada ted to be laced With its ed e a ainst the Skin surroundin the e e, and a tube nlounted in Said cup centrally thereof for axial InovemEnt, the inner end of Said tube being ada ted to su ort a ]enS to be a plied to the eye 5- An instrument for applying a contact lens to the eye c0mprising a cup n1ember adapted to be placed With its edge against the Skin Surrounding the eye, a tube m0uned in Said cup centrally thereof for axial movement the inner end of Said tube being adapted to Sup p0rt a lens to be applied to the eye, Spring means between said cup and said tube urging Said tube in a direction to cause the inner end of said tube to be Wered in the cup, and means carried in art by Said cup member and in part b Said tube limiting Inoven1ent of said tube Telative to the cup 6- A device aS Set forth in claim S il Which the 0I1tel end of Said tube is provided with an enlargement providing a Hat suface normal to the axis of the tube upon Which the device may be Stood upright upon a Supporting Surface 7' A device as set forth in claim S in which the tube is 0penended' 8- A device as Set forth in claim S in which the inner end of the tube iS tted With a cushion ring to Support the'lens,

9. A instruInent for applying a contact lens to the eye, comprising a cup member adapted to be laced With its edge against the skin Surrounding the eye, and a tube mounted in Said cup centra11ytherefor for axial movement, the inner end of S3id tube being adapted t0 Support a lens to be applied to the eye the bottom interior portion of Said cup being provided With a p00rly re1iective Surface surrounding Said tube.

10 An instrument for applying a contact lens to the eye, comprising an eye cup, a tube extending centrally thfough the bottom of the cup for axial movement Tela tive theret0, the inner end of Said tube being constructed and arranged to Support a lens to be applied t0 the eye, a bracket on the exterior of said cup Supp0rting Said tube for said axial movement, Spring means carried on said tube and bearing against Said cup for urging Said tube outwardly through the bottom of the cup, interen gaging means on Said bracket and said tube foT Prevent ing rotation of the tube, and means carried in part by Said cup in part by Said bracket and in paft by Said tube for lhniting axial movement of Said tube Telative to the cup References Cied in the 1le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,SS7,620 R0binson Oct. 20, l9z

FOREIGN PATENTS 143 51 sweden Dec 29, 19S3 0THER REFERENCES Bier: Contact Lens Routine and Practice, London, I9j3, a e 132' 

